Kevin West

HCA Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain, on Monday reported a 12 percent increase in first-quarter profit, exceeding Wall Street expectations.

Tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams were sued for allegedly backing out of a match against John and Patrick McEnroe that was to be billed "Battle of the Sexes II."

Disappointing results from Lucent and Ericsson pulled stocks lower Monday as investors worried that the problems delaying a telecom turnaround are also plaguing other sectors.

As actor Robert Blake's case moves toward the courtroom, lawyers are at odds over whether cameras will be there to capture the drama.

One of six former Tyson Foods managers charged with participating in an immigrant smuggling scheme killed himself with his rifle, police said Friday.

The situation in the besieged Church of the Nativity compound in Bethlehem is getting steadily worse, with no end in sight to the three-week standoff, an envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury said Monday.

A Cobb County judge assigned to the Tri-State Crematory case did not compromise his impartiality with comments he made at a bond hearing, another Superior Court judge ruled Friday, the same day the owners were allowed back on the property.

A baseball program designed for children with special needs has gained momentum and support since its 1999 inception.

The widow of slain Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown reported to police she heard a gunshot outside her home over the weekend.

A front-seat passenger of a van was killed Sunday when the vehicle ran into the back of a bus and clipped a pickup truck on Covington Highway.